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Torture
Boiling Springs-Mount Holly Springs, PA
Police & Fire
7-Year-Old Son Found Tortured, Locked In Trunk Ending Ohio Amber Alert In Pennsylvania: Police
A 7-year-old Ohio boy was found tortured and locked in the trunk of a car in Pennsylvania, ending an Amber Alert issued in Brunswick, police announced on Sunday, Sept. 14. The Brunswick Police Department in Medina County issued the Amber Alert late Sunday night for Ty’Juan Baymon, who had last been seen at his home wearing no shirt, unknown bottoms, and a gold chain necklace, according to officials. Investigators said his mother, 32-year-old Tiarika Baymon, was wanted on charges in Ohio after authorities obtained a warrant detailing allegations of abuse, torture, and traumatic injuries. A v…
Princeton, NJ
News
Freed
: Princeton Grad Student Held Hostage In Iraq For 2+ Years Released
A Princeton graduate student has been released after she was held hostage in Iraq for two years. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday, Sept. 9 that Elizabeth Tsurkov, was released by Kata'ib Hezbollah and is at the American Embassy in Iraq. "I will always fight for justice and never give up, Trump wrote. Tsurkov, a Russian and Israeli citizen, had been tortured for many months, Trump said. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani said the release came after extensive efforts by his country's security services. "We reaffirm, once again, that we will not…
Kingston, NY
Schools
'Monster' Teacher Who Raped, Tortured Students At NY Boarding School Gets Decades
A onetime teacher at a private boarding school in upstate New York will spend decades in prison for torturing and sexually abusing children under his care. Paul Geer, 58, of Hancock, was sentenced to over 27 years behind bars in Albany federal court on Thursday, Sept. 4, after a jury found he brought two children across state lines to sexually abuse them. Geer worked at the Family Foundation School, more recently known as Allynwood Academy, from 1994 to 2001. The school shuttered in 2014 amid a wave of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse allegations dating back to the 1990s. Evidence at …
Oxford-Nottingham, PA
News
$1M Asylum Scheme, Oxford Paralegal Indicted After Posing As Lawyer, FBI Seeks Victims
A Pennsylvania paralegal is accused of posing as an immigration lawyer in a $1 million asylum fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, July 31. Fatima DeMaria, 65, of Lincoln University, was indicted on eight counts of asylum fraud and eight counts of mail fraud after allegedly charging immigrants thousands of dollars for fake legal services, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. DeMaria, owner of Immigration Matters Legal Services in Oxford, allegedly promised undocumented immigrants work permits and legal protection despite not b…
West Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
Cat Tortured, Killed By Long Island Man, 26, Inside Park Avenue Home: Police
A man is accused of brutally torturing and killing a cat inside his Lakeview home, detectives announced on Friday, June 13, 2025. Officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a home in the 570 block of Park Avenue around 12 p.m. and found a dead cat that appeared to have been cruelly tortured, according to the Fifth Squad. Azzm Khan, 26, was located inside the home and arrested without incident. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and evaluation. Khan is charged with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and Torturing Animals/Failure to Provide Sustenance, detectives said. He was…
Dix Hills-Melville, NY
News
Murder-For-Hire Plot Foiled After Dix Hills Businessman Caught Outside Rival's Home: DA
A Long Island businessman hatched a twisted plan to kidnap, torture, and kill a former colleague, prosecutors alleged. Navdeep Singh, 48, of Dix Hills, was arraigned on felony conspiracy and criminal solicitation charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, June 9. The charges stem from an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting a man Singh had been feuding with for years over a multimillion-dollar construction deal gone sour. Singh, who owns Gravity Construction Corp., promised to pay a hitman $100,000 and 10 acres of land in India to carry out the job, according to the Nassau County DA’s offi…
Mineola, NY
News
Mayor’s Bodyguard Tied To Crypto Torture Case?
Nypd
Officers Subject Of Internal Investigation
The bizarre Bitcoin torture saga playing out in a luxury Manhattan townhouse has now reached City Hall. Two members of the NYPD, including an officer assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail, have been placed on modified duty amid an internal investigation into whether they had any involvement in the kidnapping and torture of an Italian crypto trader, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The detective assigned to Adams’ security detail provided security at the Prince Street townhouse in Nolita where John Woeltz and William Duplessie allegedly tortured the victim for 17 days, …
Mineola, NY
News
Watch
: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says
A surveillance camera captured the dramatic moment a barefoot hostage victim made his daring escape after allegedly being kidnapped and tortured for weeks inside a Manhattan townhouse. Video obtained exclusively by CNN shows the 28-year-old Italian crypto trader sprinting up from the basement of the Nolita home on Prince Street, flinging open a gate, and darting past a stunned pedestrian before flagging down police on Friday, May 23. The man had allegedly been held hostage for 17 days by two business associates, including alleged “Crypto King of Kentucky” John Woeltz, in what prosecutors sa…
Mineola, NY
News
After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA
A second suspect was arrested in connection with a twisted kidnapping and torture plot that played out inside a luxury New York City townhouse that was all over stolen Bitcoin, prosecutors said. William Duplessie, 32, surrendered to NYPD detectives on Tuesday morning, May 27, days after his partner, 37-year–old John Woeltz, was charged with holding an Italian business associate hostage for over two weeks, the Manhattan DA’s Office said. Duplessie and Woeltz, the so-called “Crypto King Of Kentucky,” abducted the victim on Tuesday, May 6, at a townhouse on Prince Street in Nolita and stole hi…
Media, PA
News
Delco Mom Who Tortured Animals On YouTube Launches GoFundMe To Stop Trump From Deporting Her
A Pennsylvania mom convicted of torturing animals in gruesome YouTube videos is now raising money online—hoping to avoid prison and deportation under President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Anigar Monsee, 28, of Upper Darby, was found guilty of four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals – torture – in Delaware County Court on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, according to court records. She now faces up to seven years in prison when she is sentenced on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Now, she’s asking strangers on the internet for help. Monsee launched a GoFundMe campaign titled "Fighting D…
Southampton, NY
News
Horrific New Details Released In 'Vicious, Senseless' Killing Of Man At East Quogue Home
A man accused of beating and torturing his longtime friend to death on Long Island was charged with first-degree murder. Jeremy Allen, age 43, of East Quogue, was indicted in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Oct. 10, in the death of 43-year-old Christopher Hahn. According to prosecutors, Allen and Hahn returned to Allen’s Oakville Avenue residence on the evening of Friday, Sept. 27, after spending hours at a bar. The two had been friends since high school. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Killing Guest At His East Quogue Home Shortly after midnight, surveillance video captured the s…
New Rochelle, NY
News
New Rochelle Woman Hit With DA's First-Ever Torture Charge After Killing Partner: Officials
A Westchester woman faces an 18-count indictment after allegedly torturing her intimate partner for months before killing her and hiding her body in a storage bin, officials announced. New Rochelle resident Kenya Tilford, age 41, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on charges connected to her alleged torture killing of her intimate partner, 27-year-old Concetta Morton, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, July 8. Earlier Report - Body Of 20-Year-Old Woman Found In Westchester Apartment: Suspect Charged The case is the DA's Office's f…
Towson, MD
News
Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds
Two Baltimore County men who posed as police officers to abduct and torture their victims as part of a larger robbery conspiracy have been convicted following a three-week trial, federal authorities announced. Dennis Allen Hairston, 34, of Windsor Mill, and 33-year-old Rosedale resident Donte Davon Stanley are facing a lifetime in prison after being found guilty of kidnapping and other offenses. Prosecutors say that between May 2021 and August 2021, Hairston and Stanley were part of a group that planned and organized the kidnapping of three people, two of whom worked at check cashing busine…
Brentwood, NY
News
Hotel Torturer Who Beat, Burned Women With Iron On Long Island Gets Decades In Prison
A Long Island man who subjected two women to hours of torture, including beatings and burns with a hot iron, will spend decades behind bars. Johnathan Wright, age 34, of Lindenhurst, was sentenced to 32 ½ to 40 years in prison by a Suffolk County judge on Tuesday, May 7, following his jury conviction for assault and related charges. Prosecutors said Wright was staying at a Ronkonkoma hotel with two women, one of whom suffered from mental disabilities, on July 21, 2021, when he became enraged after the women fell asleep while giving him a back massage. Earlier Report: Hotel Torture: …
Bethlehem, PA
News
PA Man Convicted For Torturing Estonian In Iraq: FBI
A US Army veteran from Stroudsburg will spend the next 70 years in prison for torturing an employee at his illegal weapons facility in Iraq, according to the FBI. Federal investigators said Ross Roggio directed Kurdish soldiers to kidnap the victim, his own employee, and hold him hostage at a military installation for 39 days. The employee, an Estonian national, planned to blow the whistle on the illegal activities going on at Roggio's facility in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, according to authorities. While in captivity, federal investigators said the employee was "…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Virginia Beach Ex-Con Guilty Of Burning GF's Dog Alive, Killing GF, His Father Figure
A 32-year-old Virginia man has been convicted of charges filed in the horrific killings of his girlfriend, his father figure, and his girlfriend's dog. Cola Winborne Beale IV, formerly of Linda Court in Virginia Beach, went on a violent crime spree between March 22 and 24, 2022, City of Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney Colin D. Stolle said. Cola Winborne Beale IV. US Marshals Service In a chilling interview shared to YouTube by 13News Now, Beale details the killings, admits to them, and said he had even more planned. Beale and his girlfriend, Czavi’er Hil…
Albany, NY
News
‘Tear Him Girl’: Kidnapping, Torture Of Man Inside Capital Region Home Lands Trio In Prison
Three New York men will spend years in prison for kidnapping a man and subjecting him to nearly 24 hours of torture during which they repeatedly beat the victim, stomped his head, and encouraged a dog to bite him. Long Island residents Dwayne Henderson, age 26, and Danny Harrell, age 21, both of Nassau County, were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Schenectady County Court on Monday, Aug. 14, following convictions for attempted murder and kidnapping. A third defendant, another Nassau County resident, Dieago Harrell, age 19, of Hempstead, was given 10 years behind bars after being c…
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
News
PA Adoptive Mom Of 5 Barred From Having Contact With Children Due To 'Torture': DA
An abusive adoptive mother has been barred from having contact with children as part of her sentence, according to the Lebanon County district attorney's office. Stephanie Angelette Duncan, 43, of Lebanon, was sentenced on Wednesday for “prolonged abuse and torture" at her home located on the 2700 block of Cedar Run Road, according to District Attorney Pier Hess Graf. Judge Bradford H. Charles sentenced the adoptive mother for the prolonged assault and abuse of the five children between the ages of 6 and 15, according to Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf. She'll see a m…
